Transportation Communications Newsletter
Monday,
March 31, 2014 – ISSN 1529-1057
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AVIATION
1)
European Commission Vice President
Pushing for End of Airport Wi-Fi Roaming Charges
Link
to article in Electronics Weekly:
2)
Opponents of Allowing Cellphone Calls on
Planes Gain Powerful Ally
Link
to article in the Los Angeles Times:
BICYCLES / PEDESTRIANS
3)
Countdown Pedestrian Crossing Times to
Switch to Thai Numerals in Phuket
Link
to article in the Phuket Gazette:
4)
Cycling Journalist Steve Worland Dies of
Heart Attack
Link
to article on BikeRadar:
CARTOGRAPHY
5)
New Tools Let Users See Spokane,
Washington Road Projects By Neighborhood
Link
to article in The Spokesman-Review:
Link
to map
ELECTRONIC TOLLING
6)
Didn't Pay a Toll? Enforcers Might Track
You Across State Lines
Link
to article on Stateline:
INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION
7)
Work Zone ITS Implementation Guide: Use
of Technology and Data for Effective Work Zone Management
Link
to document from US DOT:
OTHER
8)
This App Will Let Your Family Know
You've Met with an Accident
Link
to article from DNA:
PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION
9)
GM to Finally Reveal Names of Recall
Crash Victims
Link
to article on CNNMoney:
10)
Public Involvement Tool Needs Your
Thoughts, Opinion
Link
to Talking Transportation blog:
RAILROADS
11)
US DOT Reprimands Oil Industry for Lack
of Information
Link
to AP article:
12)
New FRA Rule Requires Railroads to Adopt
a 'Critical Incident Stress' Plan
Link
to article in Progressive Railroading:
13)
Officials Not Keeping Track of Oil
Trains
Link
to article in The Cincinnati Enquirer:
ROADWAYS
14)
Animal Detection System Makes Idaho
Highway Safer
Link
to article in The Spokesman-Review:
SAFETY / SECURITY
15)
TSA Wants to Link Alarms with CCTV
Link
to article in FCW:
16)
Luxury Buses in India to Have Black
Box-Type Device
Link
to article in The Times of India:
17)
Morgan City, Louisiana Considers Site
for Emergency Operations Center
Link
to article in The Daily Review:
18)
Cellphone Bans May Not Prevent Accidents
Link
to blog in The New York Times:
19)
Safety & Security for Road
Infrastructure – March 2014
Link
to magazine:
TRANSIT
20)
London Buses to Have Sensors in Bid to
Cut Cyclist and Pedestrian Deaths
Link
to article in the London Evening Standard:
21)
Transport Information System Launched in
Pakistan
Link
to article in The Express Tribune:
22)
Melbourne Transport Timetables Hit
Google Glass
Link
to article in The Sydney Morning Herald:
23)
Transit + Technology: Revitalizing
Public Transportation for Smarter Communities
Link
to article on Planetizen:
TRAVELER INFORMATION /
TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT
24)
Drones to Be Tested by Radio Station for
Monitoring Johannesburg Traffic
Link
to article in IT News Africa:
VEHICLES
25)
NHTSA to Require Backup Cameras on All
Vehicles
Link
to article in USA Today:
Link
to news release
26)
Battle of the Dash: Tech Companies Try
to Get Their Apps in a Row
Link
to article in The New York Times:
27)
Honda to Trial Car2Car Traffic Signal
Information System in Japan
Link
to article on The Motor Report:
News Releases
Solicitation
-
Request for Proposals –
Institutionalizing Integrated Solutions Supporting Accessible Multimodal
Transportation Network – New York State DOT and New York State Energy Research
and Development Authority
Upcoming Events
IBTTA Maintenance &
Roadway Operations Workshop – April 6-8 – Jersey City, New Jersey
Today in Transportation
History
1854
**160th anniversary** The Treaty of Kanagawa was signed between
Japan and the United States. The agreement opened the ports of Shimoda and
Hakodate to American ships.
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